During a period when former prime minister Justin Trudeau faced criticism from opposition leaders about his travel expenses, federal employees posted a 2023 contract for his stay at a New York hotel under the name of its holding company, effectively obscuring it from the public record. 

At a time when his travel costs were under intense scrutiny, Trudeau went to New York to speak at the two-day Global Citizen NOW conference, focused on ending extreme poverty, along with attending other meetings.